The Doc Makers

In the final episode of season one of The Doc Makers podcast I’m talking to documentary editor Luke Flight. Luke is a close friend and co-conspirator on many a project, so this episode was originally done as favour to me and as a test run for the podcast, but I think there was too many lovely thoughts from him contained within our chat to keep to myself and he’s very graciously let me me share our...

In this episode I’m talking to Design Director, VFX and Titles Designer Allison Brownmoore.  Allison’s work can be seen in films including 2023s Oscar winning Navalny, Alex Gibney's Citizen K and We are X, which we discuss in the show. Faking it until you make it became strong theme throughout our conversation. (Or at least buy the book!) We discuss how Allison found her feet on children’s fav...

In this episode I’m going to be talking to 4 time BAFTA nominee, director Ursula Macfarlane. Whether working on retrospective stories, like the tragedy of the late 1990s model Anna Nicole Smith, telling the moving stories of survivors of Harvey Weinstein, or her vérité work with psychiatric patients in Notes From The Inside With James Rhodes, Ursula is known for her sensitivity, her humour and psy...

Today I’m going to be talking to composer Alexander Parsons Alex has worked across a broad array of films that include Flight 149: Hostage of War, which recently won at the RTS Awards; Black Power: A British Story of Resistance, produced by Steve McQueen and James Rogan for which the film received a BAFTA nomination and Derek vs. Derek a feature documentary about the battle to rewild, which premie...

Today I’m going to be talking to the lovely BAFTA award winning and Emmy nominated cinematographer Tim Cragg. Tim has set the standard for how a lot of modern documentaries look and feel and has been involved with some of the most successful (both critically and financially) documentaries in recent times. From Netflix successes such as The Deepest Breath and Beckham and HBO & SKY BAFTA nominat...

For our first ever episode, I am delighted to welcome the brilliant Mandy Chang to The Doc Makers podcast. Filmmaker, Exec Producer, former commissioner of the BBC’s Storyville strand and recently anointed CEO of the Documentary Film Council. Mandy Chang https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2453952/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Documentary Film Council https://documentaryfilmcouncil.co.uk David Bowie: The Last Five Ye...

The Doc Makers is the podcast that pulls back the curtain on the world of documentary filmmaking , revealing what really goes on behind the scenes in TV and film. Hosted by Andy Worboys, this show features in-depth, candid interviews with documentary filmmakers from across the industry - directors, producers, editors, cinematographers, development execs, composers, and the many other creative role...